- Generalissimo – Western Medicine LP | Built on a Weak Spot
- With five members, three of which are playing guitar here, you’d think this would just be a clusterfuck of noise or giant blown out riffs, but rather Generalissimo seem to get their reputation from the restraint and execution of thick catchy rock. They aren’t working towards completely ripping your head clean off with blunt force. Their style is more so in the repetition or stealthily wearing you down so they can creep up behind you and slit your throat. It’s sneaky good in a way... immerse yourself...
- Generalissimo, Shame, Tears, Medicine @ Rokked
- [S]ounds like a detonating hand grenade that blankets you with a wall of sound that goose steps over everyone stupid enough to oppose them... immerse yourself...
- Generalissimo, Western Medicine
- Western Medicine isn't comfortable to listen to, and it's not meant to be. Yet it's pretty great stuff if you like your rock cold, aggressive, and mildly unsettling... immerse yourself...
- Oh Come All Ye Faithful
After a four-month hiatus, "the Inglourious Basterds of the Bay Area rock scene" return to celebrate the release of their debut LP, "Western Medicine" (available now from this website, 1-2-3-4 Go! Records in Oakland, Amoeba Records in Berkeley or Amoeba Records in San Francisco).
Complimenting Generalissimo's disciplined neobrutalism at this event are:
- the disconcerting-yet-hypnotic dissonance of Ovipositor, and
- the radically minimalist noise rock of Cartographer.
Join us at The Hemlock Tavern on Thursday, July 29. Doors open at 9pm.
- Generalissimo- "Western Medicine"-(Arbeit Macht Dinge)
- Reading from their myspace page, you might think Generallisimo are a bit weird. You'd think right. Listening to their debut LP will make you want to slick your hair back and don a khaki uniform... immerse yourself...
- Neobrutalist Punitive Therapy Cures Depravity
Available now:
Western Medicine 12" + compact discGet it here, at our shows or from the following Bay Area record stores: 1-2-3-4 Go! in Oakland, Amoeba Records in Berkeley & Amoeba Records in San Francisco.
Western Medicine compact discExclusively available from here or at our shows. Speaking of shows, the record release party is scheduled for July 29 at the Hemlock. Stay tuned for more details.
- Generalissimo -- WESTERN MEDICINE [Arbeit Macht Dinge]
- [T]he quintet's sound is built around catchy hooks and a rhythm section that encompasses both Devo's quirky motion and Killing Joke's intensity; catchiness abounds, and the band's energy recalls the golden days of hardcore and punk... immerse yourself...
- Generalissimo: Open for Business
Pre-orders of the vinyl version of "Western Medicine" are now available in all 180 grams of their virgin vinyl glory for only $17, shipping included. The limited edition LP package (only 500 will be pressed) will include a CD facsimile of the record for all of your high tech needs.
Street date for the album is June 29, 2010, but pre-orders will be sent a link to immediately download high-quality MP3 and/or Ogg Vorbis files ripped directly from 24 bit WAV source files.
Stake your claim now on a future free from entropy.
Check the newly-opened Generalissimo store for more opportunities to invest in the forward march of progress.
- The Forward March of Progress
After much anticipation, the test pressings of "Western Medicine" have arrived:
These 180 gram high quality virgin vinyl discs contain the first recorded testament of Generalissimo and stand as yet another confirmation of the pedigree claimed by tape-to-tape-to-vinyl audio reproduction. They sound amazing. Watch for pre-sale availability of the record at a discounted price in the near future.
(CD and downloadable iterations of "Western Medicine" will also be made available -- individually and as accessories attendant to the vinyl release.)
- Generalissimo at The Hemlock - Review - SF Examiner
- Oakland's Generalissimo are the inglorious basterds of the Bay Area rock scene... immerse yourself...
